I have 15 HiPath 4KV6 switches located at remote sites around the State of Alaska. They are installed at USAF stations that are run entirely on generator power and the time display on the OpenStage phones is never correct, nor is likely to EVER be! Is there a way to turn the display off?
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The phones should take the clock from the local processor which gets it from the main site.
Is the main site clock showing correct ?
I have always found that generator power is not a great clock source (varying cycles with sawtooth output rather than pure sine wave)
I came across the same problem even on mains electricity recently but the customer was not concerned about it.
I am unable to find how to stop the clock showing on the display.
Later on and over the weekend I will check with a few V6's to see if there is anything further that is hidden and let you know.
Have you checked with HiPath provider locally ?
Is the main site clock showing correct ?
I have always found that generator power is not a great clock source (varying cycles with sawtooth output rather than pure sine wave)
I came across the same problem even on mains electricity recently but the customer was not concerned about it.
I am unable to find how to stop the clock showing on the display.
Later on and over the weekend I will check with a few V6's to see if there is anything further that is hidden and let you know.
Have you checked with HiPath provider locally ?
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A little clarification. When I said 'Remote', I meant 'isolated'. These are standalone installations with no connection to the outside world beyond the inbound trunks. No NTP server, no 'main site', no administrative access. I have to travel to the site via AF or charter aircraft for any maintenance actions. There is a GPS receiver on site, but it is part of a classified system and connecting to it is not permitted. It's a minor issue, to be sure, but my thinking is that if a clock is going to be displayed, it should display the correct time. Since I can't do anything about correcting it, I thought maybe I could just turn it off. Thanks for the replies. I do appreciate it!!
Well sir, if you have a little bit of a budget, here is something else for your consideration. I was trying to think of cool ways to solve your problem.
I do not know what it costs, but would maybe guess a couple hundred bucks.
I do not know what it costs, but would maybe guess a couple hundred bucks.
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Thanks for the replies, all. Unfortunately, any kind of internet connection is not allowed on this equipment. It has to remain isolated. $800 is not a bad solution on it's own, but times 15 sites is likely to raise a few eyebrows. There is some new equipment getting installed starting this Summer and I may convince the Customer to allow a connection to an isolated GPS receiver, if I buy the NTP option. May be the only way to implement this. Thanks again.
As someone who had to deal with a freewheeling HiPath 4K V6 when IT Security wouldn't let me even connect it to an NTP server, I feel for you. Only after 2 years of customers complaining about the time, did I get to hook it up. If I remember right, mine gained a minute ever day or so, even on good clean power. I was adjusting the clock every week.
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